CVE-2026-9018

{"id": "CVE-2026-9018", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2026-9018", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-05-22T12:19:14.423641Z"}}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@wordfence.com", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 8.8, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8}]}, "affected": [{"source": "security@wordfence.com", "affectedData": [{"vendor": "themewant", "product": "Easy Elements for Elementor \u2013 Addons & Website Templates", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "versionType": "semver", "lessThanOrEqual": "1.4.5"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}]}], "published": "2026-05-22T05:16:28.067", "references": [{"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-elements/tags/1.4.5/includes/Utils/Enqueue.php#L200", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-elements/tags/1.4.5/widgets/login-register/class.login-register.php#L128", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-elements/tags/1.4.5/widgets/login-register/class.login-register.php#L65", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-elements/tags/1.4.5/widgets/login-register/class.login-register.php#L9", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}, {"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f1de4899-532a-4558-bff0-f4610bfdd49d?source=cve", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}], "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@wordfence.com", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-269"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Easy Elements for Elementor \u2013 Addons & Website Templates plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5 via the `easyel_handle_register()` function. This is due to the `wp_ajax_nopriv_eel_register` AJAX handler iterating the attacker-controlled `custom_meta` POST array and writing every supplied key-value pair to the newly created user's meta via `update_user_meta()` without any key whitelist or blocklist, allowing the `wp_capabilities` user meta key to be overwritten after `wp_insert_user()` has already assigned a safe role. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register a new account with full administrator-level privileges by supplying `custom_meta[wp_capabilities][administrator]=1`. Exploitation requires that user registration is enabled on the site and that at least one page exposes the Login/Register widget, which publishes the required `easy_elements_nonce` into the page DOM where it can be retrieved by any unauthenticated visitor via a simple GET request."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El plugin Easy Elements for Elementor - Addons & Website Templates para WordPress es vulnerable a la escalada de privilegios en todas las versiones hasta la 1.4.5, inclusive, a trav\u00e9s de la funci\u00f3n 'easyel_handle_register()'. Esto se debe a que el gestor AJAX 'wp_ajax_nopriv_eel_register' itera el array POST 'custom_meta' controlado por el atacante y escribe cada par clave-valor proporcionado en los metadatos del usuario reci\u00e9n creado a trav\u00e9s de 'update_user_meta()' sin ninguna lista blanca o lista negra de claves, lo que permite sobrescribir la clave de metadatos de usuario 'wp_capabilities' despu\u00e9s de que 'wp_insert_user()' ya haya asignado un rol seguro. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados registren una nueva cuenta con privilegios de nivel de administrador completos al proporcionar 'custom_meta[wp_capabilities][administrator]=1'. La explotaci\u00f3n requiere que el registro de usuarios est\u00e9 habilitado en el sitio y que al menos una p\u00e1gina exponga el widget de Inicio de sesi\u00f3n/Registro, el cual publica el 'easy_elements_nonce' requerido en el DOM de la p\u00e1gina, donde puede ser recuperado por cualquier visitante no autenticado a trav\u00e9s de una simple solicitud GET."}], "lastModified": "2026-07-23T11:10:00.120", "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com"}